Birmingham Electric Co. v. Lawson

BROWN, Justice.

This is an action on the case by a guest traveling with the owner in a private automobile on a public highway against a public utility corporation to recover damages resulting from injuries to plaintiff’s person, in consequence of the automobile coming in contact with one of the defendant’s poles maintained on the right of way of said highway as support for the defendant’s line of electric wires.

The complaint, as the case went to trial, consists of counts A and B; the first charging simple negligence in placing and maintaining .said pole; and the other charges wantonness in so…